The Cygnus S.S. Gene Cernan arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday for a robotic capture and berthing to become a temporary part of the orbiting laboratory for the delivery of over three metric tons of supplies, maintenance gear and research.

An Antares rocket thundered off from Virginia’s Eastern Shore Sunday morning after a year-long break, carrying into orbit the eighth operational Cygnus cargo spacecraft headed to the International Space Station with over three metric tons of science gear, maintenance hardware and crew supplies.

The launch of Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket carrying the company’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft had to be scrubbed at the last minute on Saturday due to a rogue aircraft entering the closed airspace around NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.

Orbital ATK’s Antares 230 rocket rolls out to its sea-side launch pad at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport located on NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in preparation for liftoff with the eighth operational Cygnus cargo spacecraft

Teams at the Wallops Flight Facility ready the second Antares 200 series launch vehicle at the Horizontal Processing Facility for liftoff with the Cygnus OA-8 cargo spacecraft headed to the International Space Station.